THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 26, 2025 Page 15 The Sounds of Saugus By Mark E. Vogler Good morning, Saugus Tomorrow should be a super Saturday in Saugus. There will be no shortage of things for people to do, as there are three community events that will be competing for people’s attention. Residents who are in a benevolent mood and feel like doing something to help their community might want to volunteer to help unload a tractor trailer due in Saugus Center at about 9 a.m. from the Navajo Reservation in Farmington, N.M. It will be carrying some 4,000 pumpkins. “The Pumpkin Patch” will reappear for the 23rd year at the First Congregational Church on the side lawn along Hamilton Street, facing Saugus Town Hall. This event has become a popular Saugus tradition or happening, especially for families with young kids. If you’ve never experienced the “Orange Glow,” this is worth checking out. And if you miss it, there will be a second delivery of pumpkins expected on October 11. Stay tuned! Annual Fall Festival at Breakheart tomorrow Another popular, family-oriented event set for tomorrow is Breakheart Reservation’s Annual Fall Family Festival, which begins at 10 a.m. Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) has a few very special programs in store for festival visitors. SAVE will sponsor a free Live Raptor Show as part of Breakheart Reservation’s annual Fall Family Festival on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Working together with their community partners, the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) and the Friends of Breakheart, SAVE sees this as a wonderful opportunity for everyone to view local wildlife up close and personal, as well as learn more about these wonderful animals. These environmental education programs about raptors will be presented by Mass Audubon. Five 20-minit an important public service to our readers to cover local election campaigns comprehensively. In last week’s paper, we published the list of candidates who are expected to appear on the Nov. 4 Town Election Ballot. As a courtesy to our readers, we are publishing information that will enable the candidates to make themselves known to the public on SaugusTV. Michelle Fox, the Executive IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR: This is how the lawn on the Hamilton Street side of First Congregational Church facing Saugus Town Hall will look tomorrow after the arrival of the “Pumpkin Truck” at about 9 a.m. The “Pumpkin Patch” will remain open through Halloween (Oct. 31) or when all the pumpkins are sold, if that happens sooner. (Saugus Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) ute sessions will be offered to the public at the Breakheart Christopher P. Dunne Visitor Center, starting at 11:00 a.m. (11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00), with the last session beginning at 1:00 p.m. The entire Festival will run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with a number of activities and fun events available. SAVE will also sponsor another “It’s New To You” SWAP again this year at the Festival. The SWAP – an effort to help keep still usable items out of the waste stream – will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The SWAP is part of SAVE’s continuing efforts to increase recycling by repurposing still usable goods. The SWAP is another free event – no money, just a simple swap. You can bring items or take items; you do not have to do both. Bring usable items in good condition to the SWAP, typically those things you no longer want but that are too good to throw away, and perhaps find a treasure or two to take home with you. (Please, do not bring items that require special disposal.) For more information about the SWAP, please contact Ann at adevlin@aisle10.net. You can also visit the SAVE website at saugussave.wordpress.com (click on News and Events). KOC Flea Market tomorrow The Knights of Columbus Council 1829 of Saugus will be holding a Festive Indoor Flea Market and Craft Fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the KOC Hall at 57 Appleton St. in Saugus. Vendors/dealers will be charged $30 per space; one table and chairs provided. Please submit payment as soon as possible. For details, please call KOC at 781-233-9858 or Paul Giannetta at 978-239-1392. Saugus United Parish Food Pantry The Saugus United Parish Food Pantry is open today (Friday, Sept. 26) from 9:3011 a.m. at 50 Essex St. in the basement of Cliftondale Congregational Church. The food pantry welcomes all neighbors facing food insecurity on Friday mornings. Volunteers are also welcome. Please call the Food Pantry Office (781233-2663) or go to the website (cliftondalecc.org) for details. SAVE Campaign forum for Board of Selectmen candidates on Oct. 8 Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE) will sponsor a forum for candidates for the Board of Selectmen on Wednesday, October 8, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Saugus Town Hall Auditorium (298 Central St.). Doors will be open to the public at 5:45 p.m. for this free event. As we have in the past, SAVE provides this public-service forum for candidates for the Board of Selectmen so that each candidate can share their views of the critical environmental issues facing our Town. The event will also be televised live on Comcast Channel 8 by SCTV in order to reach as many residents as possible. In addition, the public will be able to view the recorded event, starting the following day during normal viewing hours. SAVE hopes the public will plan to join us for this informative event. For more information about SAVE, please contact Ann at http://adevlin@aisle10.net. You can also visit our website at: http://www.saugussave. com or follow the link to our Facebook page. Attention political Candidates! As the most widely read newspaper that covers Saugus exclusively, we consider Director of Saugus TV (Saugus Community Television, Inc.) submitted this information to us and we are sharing it with the candidates: TO ALL CANDIDATES RUNNING IN THE 2025 SAUGUS LOCAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025 “It is election time once again in the Town of Saugus, and Saugus TV offers a number of different ways for candidates to get information out to Saugus residents. ● Campaign Slides: Any candidate, for any Board or Seat, can place a campaign slide on Saugus TV, that can be seen on Comcast Channel 8, during scheduled and non-scheduled Community Bulletin Board times. Please email all slides to m.madar@ saugustv.org “There is NO COST to place a Campaign Slide. Campaign Slides will air in alphabetical order. Campaign Slides will run from October 6th until November 4th at 8PM. ● Candidate Statement Video: Saugus TV invites candidates for the Saugus Board of Selectmen and the Saugus School Committee to schedule a time to come to the studio, located at 30 Main Street, to record their candidate statements. Each candidate is allowed three minutes of air time to let viewers know who they are and why they are running for office. This statement is intended to be shot in one take. We allow for on-site review of your take and will reshoot if necessary. This time-slot is for one hour, all takes will be completed during that hour slot. “There is no cost to the canTHE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 16
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